littlehope Posted August 4, 2013 Posted August 4, 2013 Where to post.. My main issue is that I've become very scatterbrained lately.... It kinda freaks me out, I have a sister who behaves in a similar way but she's older and got more going on. I'm quite sensitive to stress, my brain easily freeze when things become too much at once, I guess its some kind of anxiety.. I have a stressful kind of responsible job at the moment and I like the challenge so I've stayed with it, to prove to myself that I can deal with the pressure - I've been pretty good at in the past, not forgetting so much as now .. Lately I feel so odd.. 80 % of my mornings are very confusing for me, I might get up at 4 am thinking its 6 am, or monday when its saturday.. and it happens a lot though I get enough hours and it takes me a while to figure out that somethings wrong. I forget to flush the toilet sometimes, no matter what time of the day. I forget stuff at work that I've never forgotten before, that are important. If I stumble on a mat so that it folds, my brain thinks - I gotta straighten the mat, but my body goes the opposite direction, sometimes I might go back and change it but sometimes I just ignore it.. and this applies to all areas.. not just mats.. I forget what I've said to people the day before, what I've done.. And if people look at me like they're not happy I assume its my fault in some way, so at work I've become the easy victim of late.. People talk to me in all sorts of manners they prolly shouldn't. And that applies to friends/family/coworkers.. I'm scared I've upset them somehow though logically there's no explanation.. But I spend a lot of brain activity on thinking this each day and I take it, whatever people say to me I just..nod. I also feel like many don't care for me at all cos I don't really have friends.. sometimes I put a lot of effort into being a friend - funny, caring, whatever, but when it isn't reciprocated in the near future I give up quickly and think they hate me or something :/ I smile and laugh a lot with people, more than anyone because I don't want people to dislike me at all, no matter what I feel on the inside. I prefer close friends, but I tend to wind up in extremely negative spirals with them. Close; as in 1 person on the planet, male not female. I really am clueless as how to gain female friends, though I'm a girl. I forget too much.. could it be a depression or something? I have so much I want to do all the time, but I mostly just wind up walking in circles talking to myself (I write poetry so I don't think thats odd) and I rarely get stuff done that I set out to do. And I'm worried about my job, I never turn up late, am proud over what I do, I always want to do my best and criticism is something I avoid at all cost if I can cos it brings me down so much
FitChick Posted August 4, 2013 Posted August 4, 2013 Stress makes people forgetful. It happens to me. Try focusing on the Here and Now. Try to consciously do one thing at a time without thinking of the past or future, just on what you are doing at that moment. You should find yourself becoming more relaxed. Learn to meditate and quiet the mind.
beautifulearth83 Posted August 5, 2013 Posted August 5, 2013 It sounds like your mind is in the mode where you always have to be doing something. Sometimes when you try so hard to do the job right, you make the most mistakes. Staying in the present and breathing is a very important element. I also have a book that said to lower your tolerance to stress. You should be focused on having less stress in your life, not seeing how much you can handle. Take the time to find some clarity in your life. One or two meditative moments can go a long way.
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